Top 20 Scenes from Horror Movies
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The best horror movie scenes of all time.
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1.
The head spin in The Exorcist
This scene has always sent chills down my arms as we see Linda's Blair's character truly unravel. There is something so purely evil and horrific about it, making it extremely unsettling.
37 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
2.
The shower scene from Psycho
Probably the most classic scene in any horror movie, this scene was so scary it made me terrified of going into the shower for fear that someone might stab me through the curtain.
31 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
3.
The twins in the hallway in The Shining
There are so many iconic scenes in The Shining it's hard to pick just one. But this was probably the most eerie and terrifying.
13 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
4.
The toy clown in Poltergeist
I never really understood the fear of clowns until I saw this movie. Now I cannot look at them without being overcome with a feeling of creepiness.
11 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
5.
Drew Barrymore on the phone in Scream
The tension in this opening scene is really built up, with Drew Barrymore's character burning the popcorn and setting off the fire alarm all as we are realizing that this prank caller means serious business. Few people expected her to die right in the first scene of the movie, making it all the more shocking.
6 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
6.
The bathtub claw scene from Nightmare on Elm Street
4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
7.
The opening graveyard scene in Night of the Living Dead
4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
8.
The "chest bursting" scene from Alien
3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
9.
The nanny suicide in The Omen
3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
10.
Pinhead's arrival in Hellraiser
3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
11.
The phone booth scene from The Birds
1 point - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
12.
Jason jumps out of the lake in Friday the 13th
0 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
13.
The opening scene of Halloween
-3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
14.
The shower of blood in Carrie
-3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
15.
The baby in Rosemary's Baby
-4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
16.
The bloody-mouthed child in the hallway in Dawn of the Dead
-4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
17.
The door being slammed in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
18.
The pool scene from Let The Right One In
-4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
19.
"Help me" from The Fly
-5 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
20.
Samara crawls out of the television in The Ring
-5 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
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